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Auctions: Barrett-Jackson 2012: 1954 Desoto Adventurer II Coupe concept car sells for $1.3 million [UPDATE: w/video]

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Filed under: Classics , Auctions Of all the concept cars ever shown off to a fawning public, one of the coolest has got to be this 1954 Desoto Adventurer II Coupe. It was originally built in 1954, and it sits atop a Chrysler Imperial chassis with a body designed and built by Ghia . It’s not surprising that this Desoto Ghia concept looks so beautiful with names like Savonuzzi and Exner listed as its designers. Take special note of the sliding rear window, which allows this car to be converted into a sort of reverse convertible

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Report: Lexus pondering CT variants, seven-seat people mover

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Filed under: Lexus , Luxury What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Only in this case, when we say “goose,” we mean Toyota , and when we say “gander,” we mean Lexus . Take, for instance, the Japanese auto giant’s hybrid strategy. Leave aside hybrid drivetrains available in conventional models (like the Toyota Camry Hybrid or the Lexus GS 450h) and look directly at the stand-alone hybrid models like the Prius , which has grown from a single model into an entire range into an of itself

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Report: Steps taken to formally preserve giant Indiana Studebaker sign

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Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal Perhaps the most beautiful thing Studebaker ever did was the Avanti , but certainly the biggest thing it ever did was plant a “Studebaker” sign composed of nearly 5,000 trees. The leafy advertisement resides in what is now a park in St. Joseph County, Indiana, but was Studebaker’s proving grounds at the time it was planted.

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Detroit: VW of America targets 12.5% sales growth in 2012; U.S.-built Audis "a matter of when, not if"

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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Plants/Manufacturing , Volkswagen Today in a New York City prior to the start of press days at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volkswagen of America Inc. President and CEO Jonathan Browning laid out ambitious plans the VW Group and Volkswagen brands have for the United States. After a stellar sales year in 2011 that saw VW brand sales in the U.S. go up over 26 percent and TDI (diesel) sales jump 33 percent, the automaker’s 2012 sales year promises more climbing up the sales and market share ladders

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Official: Opel reaches milestone 150th anniversary [w/video]

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Filed under: Classics , Videos , Opel One hundred and fifty years. That’s a mighty long time for any company to have been around, much less an automaker. Particularly since the automobile has only been around for 125 years or so. But while Opel , which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, is known primarily as an automaker, cars are only part of its long business history.

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Report: New Stratos DOA, neo Alpine possible?

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Filed under: Classics , Coupe , Performance , Etc. , Europe , Design/Style , Luxury , Lancia Stick a fork in it. The New Stratos is done. Reports kicking around the web have confirmed Ferrari has put the nix on any hopes of a production run

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